Chen-ou Liu's Translation Project: First English-Chinese Haiku and Tanka Blog

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

In Broad Daylight

Politics of Distraction, VII:

Any resemblance to current events or actual locales, or to living persons, is NOT coincidental. 

a poll sign
against the White House fence: 
Pope vs Dope
a mangy stray corks its leg 
marks Dope with a yellow stream



FYI: The Nation Magazine, April 13 2026Trump’s Deranged, One-Way Feud With Pope Leo
He’s finally met someone he can’t bully.


To conclude today's "Special Feature" post, I would like to share with you Pope Leo's post on X, April 14:

God’s heart is torn apart by wars, violence, injustice and lies. But our Father’s heart is not with the wicked, the arrogant, or the proud. God’s heart is with the little ones and the humble, and with them He builds up His Kingdom of love and peace day by day. Wherever there is love and service, God is there.


Stand with Pope Leo XIV. Even the Iran War!


Added: Politics of Distraction, VIII:

Blocking the Blockade to Break the Blockade

      Donald Trump
            $ 20,28
          per gallon

White House entrance
         No Parking 

          all     quiet
              on
        frontal lobe


FYI: The third smol, “all quiet on the frontal lobe,” playfully echoes the iconic anti-war novel All Quiet on the Western Front, which depicts the realities of World War I. The idiom “all quiet on the Western Front” has since come to suggest that an outward sense of calm may conceal deeper, and sometimes troubling, underlying realities.